STRUGGLING support groups for domestic violence victims have been given £124,000 to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.
Eighteen organisations in the Thames Valley area (Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire) have been given a share of the cash to help with things like PPE and emergency food, clothes and travel costs for victims.
It is the second round of emergency funding from the Ministry of Justice and divvied out by the police and crime commissioner Anthony Stansfeld.
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In the first round of funding in July, the PCC awarded £807,000 to 26 groups.
This emergency cash is made to cover the costs incurred and anticipated spending from November 1 to March 31, 2021.
Mr Stansfeld said: “Since the beginning of the pandemic, and with the aid of the first round of emergency funding, domestic abuse and sexual violence services have successfully adapted their support and continued to meet the needs of victims.
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"However, the impact of Covid-19 continues to be felt across the Thames Valley with some organisations experiencing loss of fundraising income coupled with an increase in people seeking support.
“I am therefore delighted to be able to award this additional funding to help support organisations, and in turn victims, and to ensure that people who need support in the future are able to access it.”
The organisations will be using the money for training, frontline staffing costs for face-to-face support, PPE and cleaning supplies, emergency supplies for victims.
Here is a list of the groups given a share of the money:
• Berkshire Women's Aid
• Browns Community Services CIC
• Circles South East
• Elmore Community Services
• Flag DV
• Hestia Housing and Support
• MK-Act
• Oxford Against Cutting
• Parents and Children Together (PACT) - Alana House
• Parents and Children Together (PACT) - Bounce Back 4 Kids
• Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse
• Somali Outreach Project
• Sunrise Multicultural Project
• Thames Valley Partnership
• The Cowshed
• The Dash Charity
• Wycombe Women's Aid
• Youth Enquiry Service
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